The World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II) is an instrument developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in order to assess behavioural limitations and restrictions to participation experienced by an individual, independently from a medical diagnosis (WHO 2004). The conceptual frame of reference of this instrument is the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (WHO 2001a), endorsed by 191 countries as the normative system to classify the health status of individuals (WHO 2001b). The ICF belongs to the Family of International Classifications of the WHO, and is directly related to the ICD-10 (International statistical classification of diseases and health problems) (WHO 1992).
WHODAS II: Disability self-evaluation in the ICF conceptual frame
FEDERICI, Stefano;
2010
Abstract
The World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II) is an instrument developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in order to assess behavioural limitations and restrictions to participation experienced by an individual, independently from a medical diagnosis (WHO 2004). The conceptual frame of reference of this instrument is the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (WHO 2001a), endorsed by 191 countries as the normative system to classify the health status of individuals (WHO 2001b). The ICF belongs to the Family of International Classifications of the WHO, and is directly related to the ICD-10 (International statistical classification of diseases and health problems) (WHO 1992).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
